Travel

By Steve Taggart Need some sun, stat? If the holiday-booking fingers are getting restless, we’ve picked out five holiday hotspots that lend themselves to a last-minute break, and come into the perfect temperature in April (we think that’s around 28c, feel free to disagree). 1. Miami, US Bringing together parties, beaches, art, clubs and even more parties, Miami is made for tourists looking for a little escapism. It’s blessed with continual good weather, but April is ideal as sun-protection oils...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  A new study has revealed that despite Brits becoming more adventurous travellers, most of us still look for a Britain abroad when booking a holiday where they can speak English, order fry-ups for breakfast and ignore local customs. The research found that thousands of Brits have booked a holiday despite having no idea where it was on a map, with a quarter confessing that they wouldn't be able to point out their chosen destination on a map when they...

By Jasmine Stephens, Family Editor Do they have elephants there? Will the baboons trash our car? Is it going to be like ‘Jurassic Park’? Are we nearly there yet??!! The kids were asleep in the back of the car and my husband was sick of my questions before we got off the M62. I’d managed to reach the ripe old age of 35 without ever visiting a safari park, but my husband was quite the veteran, having gone once with...

 By Charlotte Hope, Lifestyle Editor @TLE_Lifestyle Modern kids are a generation of ‘thrill-seekers’ who regularly take part in adrenalin-based activities their parents could only have dreamed of enjoying. Results have revealed that today’s kids are likely to have ticked off canoeing (25%), mountain-biking (20%), archery (24%) or go-karting (25%) by the time they reach young adulthood. More than one in three parents happily admitted that their child was generally more physically active than they were at the same point in their...

By Steve Taggart  With the opening of the V&A’s Alexander McQueen exhibition, London pays homage to a genius of rare vision and invention. lastminute.com joins the stylish celebration with a top 10 of avant-garde hotels in London – with their futuristic design, sleek style and trendy technology. All hotels can be booked on lastminute.comand prices start at £69 to sleep in rooms that are just as extravagant as priceless haute couture dresses. Qbic Hotel The Qbic Hotel, situated in trendy...

By Steve Taggart A list of the Top 30 landmarks in the has been revealed with three British entries coming in the top five. France's Eiffel Tower took the top spot but Big Ben, Stonehenge and the Houses of Parliament took positions three, four and five respectively in a great showing from the British Isles. The poll of 2,000 adults also ranked European gems as being the most iconic in the world with the Colosseum in Rome, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and...

Millions of Brits never take a break from social media – even when on holiday, according to new research. A third confessed they spend more time on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat while away than talking to their travel companions. Women are most likely to upload selfies in front of famous landmarks, while men prefer to broadcast adventurous activity updates. The average Brit uploads 27 photos during and after a holiday, according to a poll of 2,000 people. Top 10 Most Common...

6 UK filming destinations to visit in 2015 By Beverley Reinemann There’s nothing like watching a British drama to make you realise how beautiful the UK is. And what better way to discover more of Great Britain than by visiting some of the destinations used to film the country’s most popular television dramas. Here are 6 UK filming destinations to visit in 2015: 1. West Bay, Dorset Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks you’ll...

New research has found sentimental photos may be a thing of the past with social media prompting generation 'Boastagraph'. The study found that the days of treasured photographs being placed in print photo albums and put away for safe-keeping has been replaced by instantly posting photos online to show off, with 35 per cent of people posting their pictures online immediately or within an hour or so. The most common content of these ‘boastagraphs’ were found to be family holidays, nights...